I have a vague Idea and need some feed back, I live in Alaska and I am making a road trip down to California with my husband, who is a photographer. On the way I am planing to to hit up every coffee shop suggested for a day/few hours of learning/tasting, in exchange a free professional photo shoot of their shop late art etc and I plan to write a blog or review about it and be a promoter of the coffee shop simply because I am an enthusiast!! .

You know you are finally a good barista when: Your espresso grinder breaks mid quad shot latte, you switch your hopper over to the decaf grinder and adjust grind on the fly only based on particle size and feeling the grit in your hand. Followed by a beautiful pull. Majic moments.

Hi, I'm going to be in Chicago for this summer, and I wanted to know if any coffeeshops up there need a talented experienced barista for the summer. If so, please send me an email at kingdowd@gmail.com. Thanks!

The best advice I have is what I am about to do (crazy idea). I am circumnavigating the USA and stopping around shops. I will be working some places for a day or five and moving on to the next city to do it all over again. I am so excited. I leave in May for this epic journey. We should chat more about things of this nature.

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